Tendering For Care

Waltham Forest is changing the way in which it delivers care to the elderly. As elderly residents are living longer, and are more healthy than ever before, the number of people wanting to move into residential care homes is dropping. The Borough maintains the majority of elderly residents want to remain in their homes, with access to care from social services and the health service. continued...

HUNDREDS of life-limited youngsters across Bromsgrove and the rest of the Midlands will benefit from a massive £1million cash boost that is to be given to the Acorns Children's Hospice by the Government. The news, announced on Tuesday (October 31), will come as a great relief to the charity which had its three-year National Lottery funding taken away last year. The injection will now mean that Acorns' can re-open the 12 beds across the three hospices that it was forced to close due to a lack of funding. The hospices at Worcester, Selly Oak and Walsall will all get an extra four beds each - taking the total number across the Midlands to 30.

The Rent Deposit Scheme has been set up by Worcester Housing and Benefit Advice Centre (WHABAC) . It is a new scheme to help people in drug treatment find secure and suitable accommodation and it is a joint contract between Worcestershire Supporting people and the Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team (SMAT).
The project aims to provide a long-term approach for substance mis-users in the area that need support in finding a suitable home.
Rent deposits will be provided to landlords in both the private housing sector and registered social landlords to house people who are actively working with drug and alcohol agencies. It also hopes to help integrate individuals back in to the community by offering access to schemes that assist with employment and training opportunities.